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tumorous Department.
Slmpktna DoaMed.
Simpkins was not the sort of a fellow
to be suspected of having love
affairs on hands. He did not mingle
much in society, but was simply one
of the boys, being a good deal of an
athlete and equally expert at pulling
an oar or kicking a football.
It was, accordingly, considerable of
a surprise which he sprung on his
friends at the club the other evening
when, after a period of unusual silence
on his part, he broke out with the
remark, apropos of nothing that had
been said:
"Well, they're all the same, anyway,
these women. You can't depend on any
of them. I don't believe they know
what it is to be animated with ordinary
heart and conscience."
Everybody was perfectly dumfounded
and no one ventured a remark. ^
"I met a young lady at Mrs. Brown'^ball
last February," continued Simpkins,
"who quite fascinated me. She
invited me to call, and I did so. I kept
on calling, at proper and decorous intervals,
and was beginning to think
that my visits were not altogether unwelcome."
Here Simpkins paused and smiled unpleasantly.
Perhaps he was thinking
of one of the calls, or perhaps how simple
of him to imagine the young lady
cared for him. Then he continued:
"Finally, all of a sudden, about two
weeks or less ago, my rings at the door
bell met no response. This happened
two or three times before I began to
suspect what the trouble was. Then
it dawned upon me that my company
was not wanted, and that the edict
evidently was that when I called no
one should answer the bell.
"One day I met her on the street and
she stopped, smiling, and asked me
when I was coming down to see her.
"Hm!" And Simpkins said this to
himself, almost under his breath.
"Asked me when was coming to see
her. And smiled!"
"Of course, I was polite," he continued.
"Her mother was with her, and I
did not let them know I suspected anything.
But told them I was very busy
and didn't think I would be able to
come for sometime. And I don't think
I will.
"I might just mention, perhaps,
though it is calculated to flatter my
vanity, that the last time I called?all
my visits were in the evening?the
drawing room curtains had not been
drawn, and I saw her quite plainly sitting
in a chair. There were several
others there, and they seemed to me
enjoying themselves immensely. My
ring met the usual response?which was
no response at all?and the merriment
increased. I suppose she was telling
Hom ?ho iokp that was on me."
This was all that Simpkins volunteered,
and no one pressed him to enter
more deeply into a painful subject.
Everybody admitted that the girl was
obviously heartless, and that Simpkins
had good grounds for his indictment.
It was several evenings after this before
Simpkins again came around to
the club. When he did come he seemed
more like his old self again, and we
remarked that he was getting over his
bitterness nicely. We did not say anything
to him about it, though, fearful
of opening the sore afresh.
But Simpkins himself brought up the
subject.
"Boys, the joke's on me," said he
when he had got seated. "I happened
around near the house yesterday afternoon,
and I couldn't help going a few
* " ** A% ?-- ?noct
steps OUl OI ine way, jubi iv r> ciirx Hoo,
it. Thought if I could only see her
looking out of the window I could have
the satisfaction of bowing frigidly and
walking straight past.
"Well, when I got opposite the door
I noticed a card pinned just above the
bell, and as nobody was near, I was
tempted to read it. Had noticed a card,
too, when I had called in the evening,
but you know I am a bit short-sighted,
and it never occurred to me to try to
read what it said."
Simpkins paused and laughed.
"Well, what about the card?" one of
us asked.
"It said: 'Bell broken; please
knock," " said Simpkins.?Public Ledger.
Both Were Shocked.?Little Elsie,
was a faithful attendant at Sunday
school, and had listened earnestly when
plans for a coming Christian Endeavor
convention were discussed, her interest
increasing to enthusiasm over the
affair when she learned that her auntie
was to attend as a delegate.
Coming into the library one day,
auntie saw the little maid busily engaged
in writing a letter to a cousin
with whom she kept up a juvenile correspondence.
She scrawled industriously
for a moment, then stopped.
There was a puzzled expression on her
fat, ink-stained face, as she dangled
her short legs and whiggled uncomfortably
on her high perch.
"Auntie," she said, "how do you spell
devil?' "
"Oh, Elsie," said her auntie, "I am
shocked! Why are you using such a
word as that in your letter? Nice little
girls never say such things!"
It was Elsie's turn to be shocked.
"Why, auntie," she cried, "I'm only
telling her about the Christian and
devil convention!"?October Harper's.
AnsKXT-MiNDBD.?Espjohn, a Swedish
gentleman, fond of telling anecdotes
and incidents gathered during a recent
visit to his native country, is responsible
for this addition to the "absentminded
man" series:
A professor in one of the Swedish
universities, having finished his labors
for the day. was about to start home
when a fellow professor called his attention
to the violent storm raging outside
and said: "Why go home? Better
remain at the college tonight."
He walked over to the window and
surveyed the situation. "Yes, I think
I will," he replied, nonchalantly, an allabsorbing
topic of the class room yet
in mind.
Soon afterward he was missing, says
the New York Times, and it was supposed
that he had changed his mind
and gone home; but later he reappeared
with a bundle under his arm and
showing evidence of having been exposed
to the storm. Something was
said regarding his errand.
"Why," he replied. "I've been home
alter my night shirt."?Exchange.
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Newi and Comment That Is of More ^
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Rock Hill Herald, September 24: p
Last Saturday night at Fort Mill, Con- j
stable J. T. Thomasson, assisted by <j
Constable A. Rose, captured a trunk t
that had been thrown off the train ?]
from Charlotte. It contained 11J gal- t
Ions of corn whisky in jugs, two one- g
gallon juge had been broken, how- t
ever^ and the contents perfumed the v
neighborhood. There was no claimant, r
but the trunk is known to be the property
of Bessie Walker, colored. The
same night the constables seized 7J gal
Ions of whisky that was in the Fort "
Mill express office and had been sent to
Negro men and women at the dam
parried, in Chicota, Texas, on the 16th *
oN?September, Mr. Banks Hayes and h
Miss Bessie Eldore Crockett. The ^
groom is a former citizen of this coun- v
ty, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. 11
Hayes, of Harmony. The ceremony
was performed by the groom's brother, a
Rev. T. W. Hayesr.-^.Mrs. Jane Huey, s
widow of the late James Huey, men- a
tion of whose serious illness was made 0
in the last issue of The Herald, died *
at her home in Bethesda township Sat- *
urday evening, and Sunday her body 0
was interred in Laurelwood cemetery p
in this city, after services by Rev. W. 0
L. Lingle. The deceased was about 70 ^
years of age, and was born and raised "
near this city. As stated last week, h
Mrs. Huey was the mother of 13 chil- ^
dren. viz.: W. T. Huey, deceased; W.
M., R. J., Adger, Sam, John, Sep, Joe u
and Miss Maggie Huey. Four of her B
children died in infancy The fol- v
lowing York county girls are enrolled ^
at Winthrop: Maggie Creighton, Ara- p
belle Creighton, Janie Carson, Josie p
Camp, Lillie Love, Nannie Grist, Vera p
Grier, Margaret Glass, Sallie Gillespie, p
Minnie Lee Garrison, Louise Garrison, p
Julia Mobley, Susie Mills, Alice Mitch- e
ell, John Miller, Robbie Miller, Louise ^
McMurray, Willie McFadden, Marie ^
McCaw, Gillie McCammon, Maude a
Martin, Ina Ashe, Genevieve Anderson, 0
Jennie Adams, Gertrude Brown, Jen- s
nie Brice, Myrtle Blankenship, Kate r
Black, Carrie Beard, Eva Beach, Lottie a
Barron, Elizabeth Barron, Edith Bar- c
nett, Bessie Poag, Emmie Parker, Lil- *
lie Bell Neely, Gillie Neely, Alene Nee- y
ly, Annie O'Bryan, Metta Oates, Mar- ^
garet Lee Sadler, Iva Hull. Jessie *
Huey, Azile Huey, Lylla Herndon, 2
Wrenn Harris, Roberta Hall, Ammie b
Hall, Kittie Dunlap, Rosebud Dilling- g
ham Winifred Diehl. Mabel Kirk- b
Patrick,, Kittle Kirkpatrick, Sadie t
Kendriek, Corrinne Kendrick, Rose
Kee, Delia Johnston, Marion Johnson, 0
Kittye Stewart, Fleta Steele, Ethel s
Steele, Carrie Belle Simril, Annie Leit- *
ner Shurley, Belva Saunders, Mattie y
Sandifer, Mary Grey Sandifer, Lillie b
Earle Sadler, Lillie Belle Sadler, Mary r
Williams, Ermine Willfong, Maude ^
Wicker, Straussie Walker, Daisy Wal- *lace,
Mary Crooke, Camelia Crooke, ^
Adelle Cox, Taska Clark, May Chap- 1
man, Mattie Belle Martin, Carrie Fried- a
heim, Lizzie Forney, Josephine Fewell, r
Sarah Featherstone.
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CHESTER.
Lantern, September 23: ^Ir. William ^
M. Byrd, died last Friday afternoon ^
at the state hospital for the insane, in j,
Columbia. The remains were brought .
to Chester Saturday morning and bur- ^
ied that afternoon in Evergreen ceme- c
tery, funeral service being conducted
by Rev. J. S. Moffatt, at the home of
Mr. Roland Smith. Mr. Byrd was 79 j
years and 6 months old. and left two t
sons and a daughter. He came here a p
good many years ago from about ^
King's Mountain. N. c. soon atter xne ^
civil war he sold stoves all over this t
section, the "Farmer," the first stove
generally used through the country. ^
It may be that some of them are still c
in use. He was a veteran of the civil t
war and also of the Mexican war. He ^
remained in Mexico some time after
the war, then made his way up through j
California. Later he came back through
Texas and other states. Altogether he
had seen a good deal of America. Mr.
Byrd's wife died a year or two ago.
Later his mind became unbalanced and
a few months ago he was taken to the ^
asylum. An attack of diarrhoea, with Q
the infirmities of age, ended his life *
Last Saturday morning Mr. Alex Frazier
drove out to the store at the Eure- ^
ka mills and left the horse unhitched ^
in front of the store. The horse became *
frightened at some boys waving paper
and began running. He ran down Saluda
street, over the hill, and was stopg
ped by a Negro boy near Mr. Carpenter's.
Two wheels were torn up, but
the animal himself was not injured.
Wright, a Negro, tried to stop the horse p
near the Woods' drug store, but was ^
run over and bruised about the head, ?
f
but no bones were broken. The horse
was tired out and going in a slow trot
when stopped As stated in these ?
columns Friday, the opening meeting
of the convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Workers, was a
held in the Methodist church Thursday
night. The Rev. G. P. Watson v
presided and directed the praise and S
.j., o
prayer services. weicuine auuicaan
were delivered by Revs. D. N. Mcv
Lauchlin and G. P. Watson and Mayor
W. H. Hardin. Welcome addresses or
papers were presented also by represen- F
tatives of the ladies' societies of the
various churches, viz: Mrs. H. E. McConnell,
from the A. R. P. church: Miss
Curtis, from the Raptist church: Mrs.
J. L'. Glenn and Miss Lizzie Cousar,
from the Home Mission and Foreign
s
Missionary societies of the M. E.
r
church. Mrs. Z. V. Davidson, who was s
to represent the Presbyterian church, ^
was not present. Mrs. P. W. McLure
of the Episcopal church was not pres- ^
ent, but her paper was read by Mrs. t
Herbert. The first response was made ^
by Mrs. J. H. White, of Johnston, in the j,
course of which she sang a number of
beautiful and appropriate songs. Mrs. j
Herbert, of Orangeburg, followed in an j,
entertaining address, made up largely
of stories and anecdotes, which were f
aptly applied. The church was. very
tastily decorated with choice plants
and flowers about the pulpit platform t
and choir loft. Friday night's meeting *
was conducted and participated in j.
chiefly by children and young people, a
half grown boy presiding. There were I
, number of appropriate recitations,
iusiness was transacted and various
questions were discussed at the mornng
and afternoon meetings. A union
neeting of the city congregations was
ield Sabbath night in the Methodist
hurch, which was addressed by layrjen.
A. G. Brice, "Esq., of the A. R. P.
hurch, spoke on "Children and Temperance;"
A. L. Gaston, Esq., of the
h-esbyterian church, on "Women and
.'emperance;" Supt. W. H. Hand, of
he Baytist church, on "Education and
'emperance." These addresses were
houghtful and interesting and were
:iven close attention. The delegates to
his convention made a fine impression
rhile here, and left a most pleasant
nemory.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, September 24. Last Sunday
fternoon while Willis Barnhill, Rob
,indsay and Lizzie Potts, all colored,
rere on their way home to Waxhaw
rom the Steel Hill campmeeting, Barntill,
for some cause, begun using the
uggy whip on the woman. Lindsay,
t'ho was her brother, interfered to stop
lim when Barnhill drew his pistol and
[red at Lindsay, the ball striking him
bout the left eye and penetrating the
kull. The shooting occurred just
,bout the state line, at the Allen Heath
Id place, and Lindsay died before the
rio reached home Mr. Lawrence
'owers, of the Magill section, had one
f his arms broken and was otherwise
lainfully hurt last Friday. He was
limbing a ladder carrying some green
linders to the roof of his house to
ry, when the ladder slipped, causing
ilm to fall from it to the ground, a
istance of ten or twelve feet
Sy request, Sheriff Hunter went
ip to the Steel Hill colored campround
to see that no blind tiger
rhisky was sold and to prevent any
isturbance on the grounds during the
rogress of the meeting. The sheriff's
resence had good effect for everything
assed off quietly The examination
capers of the applicants for the apiointment
to the S. C. Military acadmy
have been graded, and Mr. John
!. Hilliard, son of our townsman, Mr.
i. D. Hilliard, has been awarded the
ppointment, having made an average
f 98 out of a possible 100 in all the
tudies. Mr. Ralph Foster stood the
lext best examination and was made
Iternate..xV..It is with sorrow we
hronicle the death of one of Lancaser's
best known and most exemplary
oung men. Wm. Hervey Witherspoon
lied at the home of his father, Captain
J. J. Witherspoon, at this place at
.30 a. m., last Saturday. His illness
iad been protracted and his sufferings
;reat; but he was always cheerful and
iore his affliction with beautiful Chrisian
resignation. From boyhood he had
ieen conspicuous for all those qualities
f heart and mind which constitute
terling worth in manhood, and from
he model boy he grew to be the model
oung man, and as such he will always
>e remembered by his large circle of
elatives and friends. Wm. Hervey
Vitherspoon was the oldest child of
Captain B. J., and Mrs. Mary Stevens
Vitherspoon. He was born March 27,
869, and was in his 34th year. At the
ge of 18 years he received an appointnent
in the railway mail service and
iecame one of the most proficient in
he service. He took a business college
ourse in Baltimore and engaged in
usiness in Charlotte afterwards. In
S92 he was made president of the Atmtic
Electropoise company, and held
he position until the failure of his
:ealth in 1894, when he returned home,
lince that time he has been unable to
ngage in active business. He was a
ery popular young man and was an
nfluential member of the Masonic fraernity,
the K. of P's. and the K. of H.
lis father and two brothers, Dr. B. J.
Vitherspoon, of Charlotte, and M. S. |
Vitherspoon of this place, arid two sisers,
Mrs. J. G. Hall, of Guthriesville,
nd Miss Connie Witherspoon, survive
dm. After funeral services by Rev.
Chalmers Fraser, pastor of the Presbyerian
church, of which church Mr.
Vitherspoon was a consistent member,
ssisted by Rev. J. H. Boldridge of the
Japtist church, the remains were intered
in the Presbyterian cemetery Satirday
afternoon.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, September 23: Initations
have been issued by Mr. and
Irs. C. H. Robinson to the marriage
f Mr. Robinson's sister, Miss Sonora,
o Mr. John Raymond Purser, of CharDtte.
The wedding will take place Ocober
6th at the residence of Mr. and
Irs. Robinson. Miss Sonora has been
rith her brother in Charlotte for a
ear or two and has on several occaions
visited Gastonia. In both cities
he is popular and will have the good
wishes of a large circle of admiring
riends. The fortunate groom is a
irominent business man in Charlotte.
Mayor W. T. Love has resigned
:is office. His resignation was laid be
ore the board yesterday afternoon,
'his action was due to his acceptance
f the nomination a few weeks ago by
he Democratic party to represent Gason
county in the house. He has made
. faithful, dilligent, and alert official,
ihose superior in these qualities it
rould be difficult to find. His succesor
will be elected at a called meeting
f the board to be held at 10 o'clock tonorrow
morning. The salary is $r>00 a
'ear, and as it is practically settled
hat no selection will be made from the
iresent board, it is in order for any
luulified citizen of the town to get in
lis application. We understand that
here is no dearth of applicants
>Ir. G. R. Spencer writes from Edgeield,
S. C., that he is superintendent
f a cotton mill there having 10,000
pindles and 320 looms, which are now
unning on fine sheeting. He is also
uperintendent of an oil mill which has
0 tons capacity. The same company
perates a ginnery with six large gins
nth a capacity of eight bales an hour,
he actual record being from 50 to 80
>ales per day His numerous friends
n Gastonia were given very cordial
xeetings yesterday afternoon to Mr.
ohn Gullick, of South Point, who has
icen so long and so seriously ill with
heumatism. It was his first trip to
lustonia in 19 months. He is in fairly
;ood shape after so much sickness,
nd his friends hope he will continue
o gain strength. We are glad to know
hat about the first of October. Mr. Gulick
will move to Gastonia. He will ocupy
the Glenn residence next to the
falls House.
KING OF "DOPE FIENDS."
Heaviest User of Drnfrs Known to
the Chicago Police.
There died in the house of correction
a few days ago, says the Chicago Tribune,
"the king of Chicago dope fiends,"
who, as well as being known to the local
police as the heaviest user of drugs
in their knowledge, was known in New
York, San Francisco, Philadelphia and
St. Louis as "Wandering George"?a
man who had no home, and who was
driven from town to town by his insatiable
love for narcotic stimulants.
His death at the end of twelve years
of incessant drug taking, furnishes an
interesting case for science and an ex- .
traordinary subject of the physic and ,
physical effects of the habit of using
drugs.
George Davis was the man's name,
and at the time of his death he was ]
only 35 years of age. Ever since his
twenty-third birthday, when he took
morphine to relieve a pain in his lungs, (
he had used drugs enough to have kill- ,
ed half a dozen men with ordinary con- .
stitutions. He made for himself a rep- j
utation in almost every Chicago police ,
court; was known to many physicians
and time and again had been used as a (
subject upon which doctors at clinics (
demonstrated the effects of drugs. ]
From his habits June McCree and
Andy Lewis, the two men who on the ,
stage reproduce the most unusual man- j
ifestations of the drug habit, secured 1
many valuable points for their charac- <
terizations. I
The police, who have much more
knowledge of and patience with victims ]
of the drug habit than they are ever j
given credit for, say that George Da- ;
vis during his life time broke all the 1
records. He used at different times, 1
and sometimes almost simultaneously, i
cocaine, morphine, opium, chloral and :
eau de cologne. 1
He drank drugs, ate them, injected *
them into his arms and smoked them.
They were his food and drink, and the '
only sleep he had in his later years was '
the heavy slumber which his overdriven
nature claimed after he had perse- 1
cuted it with drugs. He was not with- <
out an appreciation of other things !
than his loved drugs. Before he made 1
the consumption of narcotics his life 1
work, as well as his own dissipation, he 1
was a printer and was as well read as 1
any of his mates. '
Many a time he was locked up in the 1
Harrison street police station and '
would solace himself for the absence of 1
drugs by reading a much bethumbed
and not overly clean copy of Dr. Quincey's
"Confession of an Opium Eater."
He often said that he was capable of 1
writing a more valuable book than that 1
written by the great English essay- '
ist, but when, driven to its composition
by lack of funds, he began such a work '
he dissauded himself from his task.
"I will never write a word," he said,
"that will make drug taking attrac- '
tire." 1
And he never did.
He served many terms in the house
of correction, but never for any offense 1
more serious than vagrancy. He was
not quarelsome and never stole a cent 1
from anyone in the \^orld. Dr. Charles 1
Seeleth, head physician at the Bride- 1
well, came to know him well and to !
study him.
"His," says Dr. Seeleth, "was one of
the most remarkable cases of drug
using I ever came in contact with."
Davis was a man of slight build, 1
with piercing eyes, the brilliance of '
which even his long debauch of drugs '
could not impair. He dressed well always,
carried some bottle or box of
drugs, which he used wherever he
might be. He was so expert that walking
along the street in a crowd he could
roll ud his sleeve and inject a quantity '
of cocaine into his arm without anyone
being the wiser.
He knew all about the composition of
drugs, their uses and their effects, and
sometimes talked of becoming a specialist
in their use. He said he thought
his knowledge of them would be of service
to the world, but his project of
turning this knowledge to use, like so
many of his intentions, he made while
away from the drug for a few hours,
disappeared into oblivion as soon as
he touched the mastering drug again.
Davis was the only man with whom
the Chicago police have dealt lately
who was willing to give them information
about other users of narcotics.
There is on the levee a sort of free masonry
among the men so harshly called
"dope fiends." Davis, who pitied ,
these unfortunates from the bottom of
his heart, although he knew that his
lot was infinitely worse than theirs, often
called at the Harrison street police
station voluntarily and advised that
such and such a user of the drug
should be cared for at once. He went
even further than that. Many times
he would prescribe their diet and would
help them in every way to rid themselves
of the curse that was crushing
the life out of them.
He was a paradoxical creature in
many respects, but in one thing he was
unfailing. He never advised the use of
drugs and never lost a chance to deprecate
their use.
He had been in a bad way for months
and when Justice Dooley sent him to
the house of correction, August 22, Davis
said he thought he would never
come out alive.
Dark-Devil Workman.?"I remember,"
said a bridge contractor some
time ago, while on the subject of workmen's
dare-deviltries, "when working
at the big bridge across the Niagara,
when the two cantilever arms had approached
within 50 feet of each other, a
keen rivalry as to whom should be the
first to cross sprang up among the men.
A Jong plank connected the two arms,
having about two and a half feet of
sunnort at each end. Striot orders were
issued that no one should attempt to ;
cross the plank upon penalty of instant <
dismissal. At the noon hour I sudden- i
ly heard a great shout from the men, 1
who were all staring up. Raising my i
eyes, I saw a man step on the end of l
that plank, stop a minute and look s
down into the whirlpool below. I knew s
he was going to cross and I shouted to t
him, but he was. too high up to hear. 1
Deliberately he walked out until he 1
reached the middle of the plank. It s
sagged far down with his weight until a
I could see light between the two short !
supporting ends and the cantilevers on f
which they rested. He saw the end in J
'ront of him do this, hesitated and
ooked back to see how the other end
ivas. I thought he was going to turn.
He stopped, grasped both edges of the
ilank with his hands and throwing his
'eet up, stood on his head, kicking
lis legs in the air, cracking his heels
:ogether and yelling to the terrified onookers.
This he did for about a minate?it
seemed to me like 40. Then he
et his feet drop down, stood up waved
lis hat, and trotted along the plank to
the other side, slid down one of the
iraces hand over hand, and regained
the ground. We discharged him, of
?ourse, but what did he care? He got
ill the glory, his fellows envied him,
ind he could command work anytvhere."
KIXG EDWARD'S POWER.
Engli*li Constitution'* Theory of
Right* of Crotvn.
The average American, if asked to
?ive an idea of the powers of King Edward,
would probably reply something
ifter this fashion: "It is not set down in
olack and white what he may do and
what he may not do, but under the
British constitution the king is a good
leal of a figurehead, and in general
3oes pretty much as parliament tells
tiim."
The American would thus have answered
according to the spirit of British
law, says the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Theoretically, however, his answer
would be as far wrong as could well be
Imagined.
Under the British constitution thb
powers of ministers and members of
parliament are defined and confined.
But* what the king may do and may
not do is not written. It is an astonishing
fact that the crown is itself the
Interpreter of its own prerogatives.
Naturally, therefore, just at this time,
the rights and limitations of the crown
ire interesting. "King and Emperor, a
Life History of Edward VII," just published
in London, gives considerable
light on the subject.
The limitations to the king's powers
are most curious. He may not spend a
cent of public money without the consent
of parliament. He may not create
any new office with fees. He may
not prevent sentence being passed uppn
a prisoner, though he may pardon
nearly all offenders, a notable exception
being the man convicted of a certain
form of Sabbath breaking. He may
not issue a proclamation that is contrary
to law or injurious to the community?the
exception, for instance, of a
whole town from Jury service.
He may call every man to arms to
resist invasion, but he may not compel
any civilian to leave the country or exclude
any man from the house of commons,
or exempt any one from the operation
of ordinary law. He may set
aside the judgment of judges?except
for contempt of court?but he may not
Interfere with them on the bench or
HUsmtaa thpm.
He is the only man in the kingdom
who may not arrest a criminal?the
reason being that the king is above ail
law, and the prisoner, if unjustly arrested,
would have no recourse. In
time of peace he may not hand over one
Inch of British territory to foreign
3way. He may not interfere in an act
ot private as opposed to public wrong.
Yet, incredible as it may seem, Edward
VII might shatter the empire
without breaking any law. He has supreme
command of the naval forces,
and might sell every ship, disband the
crews and give away the stores. At
the same time he might dismiss every
afflcer, non-commissioned officer and
private in the army, from Lord Robarts
down. He has the power to cancel
the orders and acts of generals and
commanders, to make war with any
country and to obtain peace at any
price. All these acts ace strictly within
the legal interpretation of the prerogative
of the crown.
King Edward is the supreme power
known to the law. He can do no wrong.
He is head of the state, head of the legislature
head of the church, head of
the army, head of the navy. He may
appoint any person to any office of authority,
and the person so appointed
may not decline the appointment. He
may refuse to sign any bill passed by
either house of parliament. He appoints
all bishops and during the vacancy
of any see he has the temporal
powers of the bishop of that see. He
might mark his coronation by making
every man and woman a baronet or a
marchioness, and none might decline
the title.
He may discharge practically all the
jivn servants ui tne njnguum. nc mctj
break every treaty, dismiss every ambassador
and recall every British representative
from the capitals of Europe.
He only may make money, and
be may make sovereigns of lead or
brass and give them the stamp of the
"oyal mint.
The author's conclusion is this: "The
extraordinary powers of the crown,
lowever, need not alarm us; neither
leed the king trouble about his limita:ions.
It is the idea and not the statute
book which governs us, and the idea is
ixactly what we ourselves make it. It
s the idea, in the long run, which holds
:ogether 400,000,000 of the human race."
Bought For a Dollar.?It is reported
that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan
?ave a newsboy 50 cents for a paper
ind refused to take change. The inciient
is illustrative. Mr. Morgan not
bnly has the wealth of a Croesus, but
the wisdom of a serpent. He has made
that newsboy his friend. Whenever
Daniel Webster visited New York he
bccupied a famous double room on the
first floor of the Astor house; there he
kvas accustomed to receive his visitors
ind drink his brandy. Learning that
:he barkeeper was politically hostile to
bim and was constantly talking against
bim, he one day went to the bar and
isked in his best manner for a drink
if brandy. After taking a truly Websterian
slug of the liquor he smacked
lis lips and placed a dollar on the corner
of the counter. The barkeeper
pmiprpfi to him the chantre. But Web
iter, shaking his fine head, said: "No,
sir; no change for such good liquor as
;hat," and grandly walked away. The
mrkeeper was ever afterward one of
lis most enthusiastic supporters. Webiter
had bought him for one dollar and
l single sentence, and without his
knowledge. Mr. Morgan, too, must
lave a great head.?Louisville Courierfournal.
ioan and pavings ?anh, C
York:vllle, H. C.
WITH ample resources for the protection
and accommodation of
customers, this Bank solicits the business
of corporations, Arms and Individ- L
uais, and will extend every accommo- L
datlon consistent with safe banlclng. L
Best of facilities for handling tne ac- L
counts of out-of-town customers, coun- L
try merchants and farmers, cotton L
mills and other manufacturing estab- L
lishments. A
A general banking business transacted,
and prompt and intelligent attention
given to all business entrusted to
our care. L
Interest bearing Certificates of De- I
posit Issued under special agreement. I
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W. P. HARRISON. Cashier. 1
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S. M. McNEEL. President.
J. J. KELLER &CO., i
UNDERTAKERS. f
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STOCK. WE
are carrying a large and elab orate
stock of UNDERTAKERS
GOODS. We give satisfactory atten- _
tion to all calls and the prices wb
charge are very close. Don't fall to see i
us when in need of anything in our s
line.
Our place of business is near the Car- 11
olina and North-Western depot. ]
J. J. KELLER & CO. j
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J. F. PURSLEY, j
GLOVER, S. O.
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To Onr Cnstomeis and Friends: 1
WE beg to say that we certainly i
appreciate the nice trade we have i
had since moving to our new stand, i
We are ready now to give you the very j
best of attention and promise you that /
you will not pay too much for your j
goods if you will get our prices before j
buying. We said last week that we had
Men's Shoes from $1 to $3.50 and
$4. We have Ladies' Shoes from 50 (
cents up. Call and see them. 0
We have received a nice lot of the
very best Cheese and want you to try a
some.
Call on us for Horse and Mule Shoes,
Nails, Bridles, Bridle Reins, Back- v
bands, Collar, Collar Pads, Plows, Plow i
Lines. Hand Saws, Axes, Axe-Handles, i
Buggy Whips, Grindstones, Well Pul- t
leys, Iron Lasts and Stands. Be sure j
to see us for what you want. \
Yours for trade,
J. F. PURSLEY.
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SURVEYING. v
SURVEYING, in all its branches, I
accurately and promptly done.
Prices reasonable. Write or 'phone to
S. B. LATHAN,Hickory Grove, S. C.
t5f" The Enquirer solicits your Job
Printing orders.
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final limit OCT. 15TH, 1902. B
Agent at Washington not latei
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 15TI
cents, an EXTENSION OF LIM
be obtained.
0ID 11! lip[D Tickets on sale
OlUli 1 illl including histo:
points in VIRGINIA at
SIDE TRIP TICKETS on sale
to 14th, inclusive, limited to retu
for SOUTHERN RAILWAY Bi
STOP OVERS permitted GOI>
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I THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
X TRAINS, with SLEEPING CAR
5 BULED ' COACHES from princ
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I W. H. TAYLOE, A 0. P. A.,
| Atlanta, 6a.
1 W. A. TURK, P. T. M.,
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Schedule Effective Sept. 15,1002,
Northbound. Passenger. Mixed.
<v. Chester 6.10a.m. 9.00a.m.
.v. Yorkvllle 7.18a.m. 10.60a.m.
,v. Gastonia 9.00a.m. 1.60p.m.
>v. Lincolnton.. ..10.30a.m. 4.20p.m.
v. Newton 11.23a.m. 6.16p.m. .
.v. Hickory 12.00m. 8.00p.m.
<v. Cliffs 12.38p.m. 8.40p.m.
.r. Lenoir 1.38p.m. 10.22p.m.
Southbound. Passenger. Mixed.
>v. Lenoir 3.00p.m. 5.00a.m.
,v. Cliffs 4.00p.m. 7.05a.ra.
jV. Hickory 4.20p.m. 7.25a.m.
,v. Newton 4.55p.m. 8.45a.m.
,v. Lincolnton ... 5.55p.m. 10.30a.m.
,v. Gastonia 7.65p.m. 12.35p.m.
,v. Yorkvllle 9.00p.m. 4.30p.m.
it. Chester 10.10p.m. 6.25p.m.
CONNECTIONS.
tester?Southern Ry., S. A. L., and L,
& C.
rorkvllle?S. C. & Ga. Extension.
Jastonia?Southern Ry.
jlncolnton?S. A. L.
lew ton and Hickory?Southern Ry.
E. P. REIL). G. P. Agent,
Chester. South Carolina.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Schedule Effective June 20, 1902.
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torfh Hound. Sooth Hound.
Read Down. Read Up.
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I 40am 7 >0 .....Columbia.... 10 OOpm .
OOi "> 35 ....Klngvllle 3 85 9 fitfpm
11 45 8umter 6 15
r 4'am M '-0 ? Caradeu? 2 W> 8 50pm
) 40 W 55pm ....Kershaw..... 12 35pa 5 30
1 55am 1 58 ....Lancaster..., II 55am 8 50pm
1 fflnm * 50 ....Rock Hill... II 06 10 15am
|?mp 8 30 Yorkville.... 10 80 8 20
) 50 4 38pm ...Blackaburg... 9 18am ^ OOaa
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2 lflnm 8 37 Hulherfordton 7 20 4 10
1 5 ?pm 7 ^P" Marlon 3 06am 2 50pm
?o Near York via Rock Hill. 118.
,eave Camden 12.01p.m.
.eave Kershaw 1.10p.m.
jeave Rock Hill 8 35p.m.
trrlve Charlotte 9.20p.m.
trrlve Washington 7.35a.m.
trrive New York 1.40p.m.
Trains 113 and 114 dally between
Camden and Marlon; daily except Sunlay
Camden to Klngvllle.
Trains run solid between Klngvllle
md Marion.
Solid train Rock Hill to Washington
vith Pullman drawing room sleeper to
?Iew York. Connections made at Rock
1111, Blacksburg and Marion with
rains on Savannah, Charlotte and
tsheville divisions of Southern Railway.
For full information as to rates,
schedules and Pullman reservations,
ipply to any agent of Southern Railway
or R. W. HUNT, v
Division Passenger Agent, Charleston,
S. C.;W. H. TAYLOE, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga.;
S. H. HARDWICK, General Passenger
Agent, Washington, D. C.; C. H.
ACKERT, General Manager, Washington,
D. C.
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Charleston, 8. C.
S. H. HAEDWICK, G. P. A., I
Washington, D. C.
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printed matter make, a success- *
;rchant. But you will notice that 1 >
:lothes do help a man's appear- j |
.nd gives him an air of thrift and J'
ty, and you will also notice that (j
>rinted stationery always leaves ?
:er impression on your mind of <)
nder than if the stationery is in- ! |
ntly printed. Does your station- J J
ear good clothes, or is it indif- j)
ly clothed in a rubber stamp or ?
printed matter. The Enquirer (>
pared to dress your stationery in * *
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such a way as to make a good J \ r
sting impression on the recipient, * i
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ruggists on Labels or Stickers, j)
e especially well prepared to fig- ?
this class of work and will make ()
i on large lots in either one or x
dors on gummed paper?that will J'
that will be extremely low. Let ^ j
Imate on your next order of sev- ?
lousand. < 1
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